Section 13A-8-170 Violation and penalties. - Alabama Statutes

Section 13A-8-170

Violation and penalties.

(a) No person shall drive his or her motor vehicle off the premises of an establishment where gasoline is offered for retail sale after dispensing gasoline into the fuel tank of his or her motor vehicle if the person fails to remit payment or make an authorized charge for the gasoline that was dispensed.

(b) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) The driver's license of a person convicted for a second or subsequent offense of violating this section shall be suspended as follows:

(1) On a second conviction, the driver's license of the person shall be suspended for a period of six months.

(2) On a third or subsequent conviction, the driver's license of the person shall be suspended for a period of one year.

(d) The person shall submit the driver's license to the court upon conviction and the court shall forward the driver's license to the Department of Public Safety.

(Act 99-567, p. 1219, §1.)